By Antonio D. French
Filed Wednesday, May 17 at 6:39 AM
Superintendent Creg Williams distributed the below repair list for Cleveland High School to school board members. It was later made available to community members.
There are 33 items on the repair list, including air conditioning and a new heating plant, which would be paid for with the air conditioning bonds.
Alderwoman Dorothy Kirner has sent Williams a letter asking him to prioritize the repairs and itemized the cost estimates. While some of the repairs are urgent, others could be put off without interfering with the use of the school. Those include the running track, motorizing the
bleachers, and replacing the auditorium seats with upholstered seats.
Kirner said that she and the Cleveland Alumni Association can beginning raising money to pay for the repairs if they have a priortized list of expenses and a three to five year plan for repairing and reopening the building.
Williams estimated that it will cost $22 million to complete all the repairs on his list, with the new heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system accounting for $10 million of that. Of the remaining $12 million, he said that $7 million is really for "modernizing" the facility, which includes such elements as the running track and new auditorium seating.
Williams said it would cost only $20 million to build a new facility the equal to a repaired and modernized Cleveland. But the new Clyde Miller Academy cost $30 million to build, without a football field or running track. Vashon cost $44 million to build, also without a football field or track.
Here is the list of repairs and upgrades:
1. Replace existing windows throughout the building [Editor's note: the majority of windows were replaced in the 1980s and appear to be tight fitting and in good condition. Only the windows facing the interior air shafts are rotting, ill-fitting, or in need of replacement]
2. Waterproof north, south, and west exterior walls around the building [Editor's note: may be unnecessary or ineffective. According to the maintenance staff at the school, the building's sewer lateral broke last year. Every time it rains the water from the school's drainage system floods the boiler room because the sewer lateral is blocked. The blockage also causes water to back up in all the drains around the building's exterior, and back up the downspouts, which may be the real cause of water damage to those walls].
3. Repair plaster walls throughout various locations of the building
4. Waterproof two auditorium stairwells
5. Replace third floor skylight roof windows in the art room, south side, and room 300
6. Replace all necessary flooring areas in basement corridors
7. Replace all necessary ceramic tile in bathroom floors
8. Replace all necessary ceramic wall tile in bathrooms and swimming pool
9. Replace outdated and obsolete plumbing fixtures in restrooms
10. Replace worn carpeting in library
11. Paint various locations throughout the building
12. Install motorization system for bleachers
13. Repair exterior steps at two entrances
14. Replace main entrance and corridor floors in main gym
15. Replace railing at loading area facing street
16. Replace outdated water fountains (editor's note: they still work)
17. Install concrete paving over present brick parking lot behind loading dock
18. Repave parking lot behind new gym
19. Resurface parking lot in front of new gym
20. Repair concrete wall at street near loading dock
21. Replace exterior light fixtures above all entrances
22. Replace three exterior double door sets and frames
23. Replace three single exterior door sets and frames
24. Replace three single interior doors and frames
25. Replace carpet in music room
26. Install bituminous and cork running track around football field
27. Replace stair treads throughout building
28. Replace lockers throughout building
29. Replace roof sectors A, D, F, and G per Tremco roof report
30. Replace existing boilers
31. Replace existing piping and heating units throughout the building
32. Add air conditioning to the entire building
33. Replace wooden auditorium seats with upholstered
4 Comments:
Repaving parking lots also seems like a low priority to me, unless of course that's part of the cause of the foundation leakage. Besides, if the sewer lateral is broken, wouldn't they have to dig up some of the parking lots anyway? I'm not sure where the sewer main is there, but I'll bet it's under Virginia.
And why would you cover brick with concrete? I'd like to see more of our city's historical brick alleys and streets restored, not covered over!
Wednesday, May 17, 2006 1:53:00 PM
again, why doesn't the navy have to pay for any of this, isn't cleveland sponsored by the navy??
Wednesday, May 17, 2006 7:44:00 PM
Replace auditorium wooden seats with upholstered seats? If you believe in the obesity epidemic, most folks are already toting around some extra padding in the posterior; let those who aren't bring in a pillow or cushion.
Boilers? Sure. I can dig that. But upholstered seats in an auditorium?! Sheesh!
Monday, May 22, 2006 9:08:00 PM
As a student who went here in 97 this building was PERFECT except for insulation chipping off of the boiler pipes in front of the cafeteria. I never saw any mold nor do I recall any paint chipping on windows. I think it'd just be plain wrong to replace this icon with a cheapo plastic-looking building.
I'm sure property values will take a MAJOR NOSEDIVE if SLPS allows this building to rott away like thew allowed Harrisson, Hodgen, & Irving to crumble. These problems have been brewing since I was in pre-school & I'm now 25 yrs old. Why cant these folks stop squandering millions & keep these buildings up!
If they cant handle upkeep on these brick buildings then the newer plastic-like schools will be a disaster in 1/3 of a century!
Saturday, October 13, 2007 1:36:00 PM
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